Texas’s war on history | Katherine Stewart
Christian-nationalist zealots are trying to rewrite US history, airbrush slavery and enshrine creationism in Texas schoolsDon McLeroy, chairman of the Texas State Board of Education from 2007 to 2009, is a "young earth" creationist. He believes the ear...
Texas’s war on history | Katherine Stewart
Christian-nationalist zealots are trying to rewrite US history, airbrush slavery and enshrine creationism in Texas schoolsDon McLeroy, chairman of the Texas State Board of Education from 2007 to 2009, is a "young earth" creationist. He believes the ear...
Michael Gove’s Bibles: good for schools? | Poll
This week, copies of the King James Bible were sent out to every state school in the country, courtesy of the education secretary Michael Gove. They were paid for by donations, not from the public purse. Tell us if you think the scheme is a good idea ...
Michael Gove’s King James Bible plan rescued by millionaire Tory donors
Education secretary will send a copy of the Bible to every state school after donors club together to save £370,000 initiativeMillionaire Conservative party donors have clubbed together to rescue a plan by the education secretary, Michael Gove, to sen...
Why shouldn’t paganism have a place in RE lessons? | Liz Williams
Cornish schools won't be 'teaching witchcraft and druidry', less still black mass – religious education doesn't equal indoctrinationLast month it was suggested that Cornish schools should study paganism in religious education. This modest proposal pr...
How we became a school that reads
Our bloggers on the impact of the Rooted in Reading scheme which – with a little bit of help from Derby County footballers – has doubled library use at their schoolFor 20 minutes every afternoon at Kirk Hallam Community College you will find every ...
Horrible Histories: Too cool for school?
Author Terry Deary says he wishes he could sue schools that use his books in lessons. Does he have a point?Horrible Histories author Terry Deary might have sold 25m copies of his books, but he sounds like he's hoping that that none of those sales came ...
Poet Laureate takes on the witches
Carol Ann Duffy commissioned to write for Lancashire's big year - a thoughtful celebration of eight women and two men who were hanged for witchcraft 400 years agoThe poor, persecuted Pendle witches are at last getting recognition in spades, with everyt...
Politics Weekly podcast: who should run our schools?
If a school has an open admissions policy and produces consistently high exam results, does it matter who runs it? Should schools be allowed to make a profit? Should they be allowed to select pupils on the basis of religious faith or academic ability? ...
Boys closing reading gap with girls
What Kids Are Reading 2012 report finds children are now reading to the same level of difficulty across gendersBoys are no longer lagging behind girls when it comes to reading ability, according to a new report.After examining the reading habits of ove...
10 books to help boost young boys’ reading
Young boys are often 'reluctant readers', so to help meet the government's aim to get more children reading, here is a Top 10 of books for boys, as chosen by expert Ellen AinsworthOn Tuesday, the government announced its plan to get more children readi...
Why I want all our children to read the King James Bible